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E. B. CURRY.

ma ARMOR.

APPLCATNIN LED AUG-7,1915. A 1 ,1 95,9 1 3. Patented Aug. 22, 1916.

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E. B. CURRY.

TIRE ARMOR.

APPLICATION min AuGJ. 1915.

1,195,913. f PatentedAug. 22,1916.

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it? E ,efiferile ienne EUGENE B. CURRY, F PAYSON, ILLINOIS.

Tinnen-MOR.

t. i f. Sheri Ltr-ters Patent.. Patented ng'. 22,1916.

Application {der} August i i 'it mol/,1 foltcf'fn.'

lie n known that l, Etienne B. (jmmr, a citizen oi' the United States, renidingiit lny- Soin in the count)- oi Adonis und State of illinois, lnire invented new :ind useful lmi proreuients in flire-Arinors, ot which thc vtnllou'nig :i Specification,

My invention relates to tire construction and more particularly to tirczirnior's.

The principal oliject of my invention is. to provide :in :irn'ior for pneunintic tires which .oniplet-ely sin'rounds the tire :ind protecte the sinne troni punrtures, stone bruises or .ruptures oi :my description. n

Another object oi' my invention is to proride :i tlc-rice of this character that in uddilion to protecting the tire 'from piinctures, prei ontstlie ysltidding thereof. Y

Another oliject of niv invention is to proiiden tire uriner that le cheep :ind eitii-.ient ii` its: eonstruietion :ind which may he easily :ind reutliiy zittnchctl to the tire :ind removed tl'ierefrom.

Other objects of the invention will nppezir :1S the retire el the sinne is better undertofid from the following description1 Where in the specific construction. und nrrnngcment of parts :ire fully set forth in the ehiinis.

ln thi,l drawing forming Virt nt this ftp-- plienftiiin, liltc muni-ride ot re 'nner indicate siniiln parts in the Severini views :ind wherein lf'ignre l is :i Hide elevation :-r zirinor nttficlicd to the tire. hi`Al forse Section of Figi; l tn-lon on l.n line lil. iH :t top plan riore o the t ri! l is n piu-spent l www oi:

thnnplit ivd theregto, itin'. Ti in :i 'pl'rnprintivii vien` 'ii one nt' the annuli. luigi. (Bis: :i longitudinul sertion on Fig. z'i. i

lieltrrinff to the dmv-.rings in .lctnil, i rep-- rem-nts n. pninnnitin tiro nl :in v winunou ooi-.gtrnotion7 to .vliii'li is; :it'lzn'ln my iinY -provcd torni oi' :irinor eoinpriningf tiro :in-

nnli inilirziizing lio trend of the 'ire :ind

fi n; r ,ed Side lijy side there The nnnnh nrt suiis .ia 'te shatprtl in rie fruition zii ve the ronfronting edge thereof pi willi lut-- crnlly e); idin lnngifs;

c llziu s fla nini. have the confrontiin;l ii thermo" lying contiguous to r-:nfh other l "oughont their i, l` il ii. .ii-fw. i i wn. inthe .tn,t.i. i. it piidiico iin .in

nient of inv invention l have found it :im .'iintnigeons to @niiet-roet the ennnli frei..

ii'izillen'ele metal, :is this is preferable over cest nietnl liecziuse of the fact that it will prolong the lite with minimum chance of the metal breaking. 1 have, therefore, constructed each of the unnuli 2 similarly `t0 it Split ringY having the terminals thereof overlapping euch other, :is :it 4, thu lower overlapped portion licing provided vwith openings adapted to receive depending lugs which are formed on the upper overlapping portion. The inner surface of euch of the nnnuli :ire provided with spaced depressions adjacent the inner edge thereof which form vacuum chiiniliers lietwcen the :tfnnidi :intl the surface of the tire wlieirzipplied to the latter. Spneed depressions :ilso forni :i corrugated surface on the outer tace of the annnli for purposes hereinafter desveril'ied.

Encircling theI .finnuli 2 and lying contiguons thereto is n split litind 5, which is mede ol." any snitnlile mnterinl, Such :is metal or theI like, :ind has its intermediate portion lient longitudinally to torni :i liend on the outer surface thereof und n. groove 7 on itsy entire length, the corrngfitions being-ot'r v Such n contour :is to correspond with the' corrugated surfaces of the ininnli, tl'iereliy co'iperziting with the letter to prevent any eircomterentiul movement of the hand. The lieud ('i hns one end thereof tern'iinnting fit n, point reurwnrdly oli the ndjneent 0nd of the lmnd :ind forming :i keeper S, the opposite rnd nl" Suid liend extending lieyond `the :id juventenl portion if the lin-nd to forni :t lng Si which is udnpted to lioI received liy the hecpertu'lwn itisin locked position. When the .t'iistening lng 5) is within the keeper H the :id'iucent end portions ot' the liund ori-rlup wich other, :is :it 10, the upper 'oven lnpped portion heiner provided with n pair :it depending lugs 11 which ure ntruck from the hund :it the opposite sides of the lictd (i. "lhe under overlapped portion is provided with n pnir of rectangular openings l2 ii'liitli receive 'he Suid lugs when in looked pimiton. A# :i distnnre troni euch end the Aepiit hund 5 is foi-ined with n puir of openings lifi ,v'hiw nin)Y lie ot :my snitnlile (fon- 'ifuiz rlliestv openings :irc arranged on the lia-ind on opposite sides ol the liizid (i :nid :ire adapted to rvroive tluhook portions olf :y ixnproccl forni ot tool. This tool. compricn n. @ingle strip ot nietul lient upon itself to tor-n :i lntndle 14, the extremities The body of the split liztnd` openings 16. The horizfontal portions of the gripping armsr18 havev their free ends bent to form hooks 20.

21 designates a pair of relatively short gripping arms, leach of which has one extremity thereof bent upon itself to form eyes 22, each of which Works within the openings 17. The opposite extremities of eachof the said 'gripping arms are bent to form hooks...` The gripping arms 21 extend outwardly from `the parallel spaced arms 15 in'directions opposite to the gripping arms 18. p

vIt' `Will be seen from the'foregoing construction that when the armor is applied to the tire the free ends of' the annuli will be locked'together bymeans of inserting the lugs within' the keepers, the annuli being then slipped upon the tire and so arranged thereupon as to causethe confronting faces of the laterally extending flanges to contact with each other throughout their entirel length. The annuli being of varcuate Shape in cross section will conform to the contour ofthe tire and will closely adhere to the .surface thereof and prevent accidental slipping, the extremities of said flanges being so arranged as to terminate at the same point, thereby leaving a flat surface to receive the terminals of the split band. After having placed the annuli upon the tire as just described, the split band is then placed upon the annuli to encircle the same, the walls of the circumferential groove eugaging the side walls of the llanges and preventing any lateral movement of the annuli. The tool is then applied to the split band by inserting the hooks of the gripping arms within the openings 13. 'lhe tool being gripped by the handle and moved circumferentially-oi the tire to cause the gripping arms to pull the respective ends together, thereby causing the split band to tightly engage the annuli, will canse the ends of the said band to overlap each other. whereby the lugs 11 will be forced through the operiings l2 and the fastening lug will be inserted within the keepers 'lhe tool is then removed and` owing to the resiliency of tho metal, the lugs will be securely held within the keepers against accidental displacement.

formed on the inner Walls of the annuli being disposed adjacent the tread of the tire will form vacuum chambers between the tire and the annuli owing to the resilient action of the former. This prevents any circumferential movement of the armor and causes the lat ter to firmly and securely adhere to the surn face of the tire. As previously stated, the corrugated band coperates with the depressions upon the annuli to prevent circumferential movement of the former, and it will be seen that by this taken in connection with the vacuum chambers in the annuli, any cir cumferential movement of the armor upon the tire or any relative movement of the parts'of the armor will be prevented.

From the foregoing it is thought that the construction and operation of the herein dcscrbed invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art, and that changes in the size, shape, proportions and details of construction may be made without departing from the spirit or scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is 1. A tire armor comprising a pair of annuli embracing the tire, laterally extending circumferential flanges formed on the inner edge of each of said annuli, said flanges having the confronting faces thereof contacting with each other, a split ring embracing said a nnli and formed with the circumferential groove forming the bead, the groove of said bead receiving said flanges, one extremity oi' the bead extending beyond its adjacent en'd, the opposite end of said bead termil'iating rearwardly of its adjacent end and receiving the opposite end bf the bead, lugsformed on said band at the opposite sidesof said ring adjacent one end thereof. and keepers formed in the remainA ing end ofsaid band and receiving said lugs.

2. tire armor comprising two annuli embracing the tread of the tire and arranged in parallel relation to'each other, each of said annuli being formed with transversely extending spaced depressions on the inner face thereof to form spaced ridges uponthe outer face thereof, and a band embracing the annuli, and corrugated transn versely, the corrugations being of such a size as to cause the ridges thereof to lie bctwccn the depressions on said annuli whereby ciremnferential movement of the band will he prevented.

ln testimony whereof l afiix my Signature '120 in` presence of two witnesses.

EUGENE B. CURRY.

ll'itnesses:

ll. J. (lanen-1L. Manoanic'r NownLL. 

